Barnes And Noble Nook Color Gets Official

Last week there was a rumor that Barnes & Noble were about to launch a new eBook reader, they have now officially announced the Barnes & Noble Nook Color.

The Nook Color is based on Google’s Android OS, and it features a 7 inch full color touchscreen 1024 x 600 ips display, which also features an anti-glare coating.

Storage wise the Nook Color features 8GB of storage built in which is enough to store about 6,000 books, there is also a microSD card slot, and built in WiFi.

According to Barnes & Noble, the Nook Color will have a battery life of about 8 hours, and it will be available form the 19th of November 2010 for $249. Have a look and our article on Android vs iPhone to see which smartphone and mobile platform is best for you.